Honig v. Wisconsin Elections Commission

Vote Dilution
Dane County Circuit Court

Proposed Defendant-Intervenors Billie L. Johnson and Kendall E. Post, who are supported in their efforts by CEC, moved to intervene in a suit in Dane County, Wisconsin, Circuit Court to protect their votes against dilution ordered by the Wisconsin Elections Commission to account for 23 unlawful ballots improperly included in the final election returns.  Following indications that the Wisconsin Department of Justice would not effectively defend the rights of Madison voters against unlawful vote dilution, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Post moved to intervene on behalf of Defendants. Despite denial of intervention without prejudice, proposed Defendant-Intervenors succeeded at argument in convincing the court to limit the case to an as-applied challenge. The Court returned the drawn-down ballots to the final count. However, plaintiffs have now returned to ask for the court’s previous ruling to be expanded to apply to all “Wisconsin election law”, well beyond the facts pleaded in the case.

Gavery v. Harris

Election Administration; Election Observation
Wisconsin Elections Commission

With support from the Center for Election Confidence (CEC), Milwaukee elector and election observer Justin Gavery filed a verified complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission against Milwaukee Election Commission Deputy Director Maricha Harris and Executive Director Paulina Gutiérrez concerning the administration of Milwaukee’s August 11, 2026, partisan primary. The complaint alleges failures involving the transmission of election results from Central Count, required public notice of election proceedings and pre-election tabulator testing, and access for election observers to ballot-handling activities. Gavery asks the Wisconsin Elections Commission to investigate the allegations and order corrective measures before the November 2026 general election.